Evergreen Magnolia
The
Magnolia Grandiflora is commonly known as
Big-laurel,
Bull-bay,
Evergreen Magnolia,
Large-flower Magnolia, as well as
Southern Magnolia< Go BackGrowing Regions
The range of southern magnolia extends from North Carolina along the
Atlantic Coast to central Florida, westward through the southern half of
Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, and across Louisiana into eastern
Texas [
2,
24]. It is cultivated in Hawaii [
32].
General Information
The currently accepted scientific name for southern magnolia is Magnolia
grandiflora L. [
19]. The genus Magnolia consists of 35 species of
deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs in North and Central America,
eastern Asia and the Himalayas; nine species are native to the United
States [
23].
Much of the information presented here is attributed to:
Coladonato, Milo. 1991. Magnolia grandiflora. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online].
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available at USDA Forest Service.
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